Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Citizen
United v. F.E.C. Is a landmark high court decision handed down in
2010 that granted First Amendment rights to corporations and
political action committees to buy and pay for political
advertisements, granting those legal entities the same right to
political speech as individuals. Backers of the litigation included
such deep pockets conservative luminaries as the Koch Brothers,
funders of many astroturf Tea Party conservative causes. These
Senators seek to nullify that right through this constitutional
amendment, which if it passes both houses by a super majority of
three-quarters, will be sent to be ratified by at least three-fourths
of the 50 states.

Senator
Tom Udall of New Mexico is the author of the amendment, which was
backed by petition signatures of more than two million voters. He
stated that the proposed amendment is about “restoring the First
Amendment so it applies equally to all Americans.” He went on to
say that “our access to constitutional rights and our ability to
participate in the democratic process should not be based on our net
worth.”